Dating back to 2005, Russell has been hosting podcasts for television shows as well as personal interests, from Starkville's House of El ("Smallville") to The 10th Wonder ("Heroes") and more recently with Starkville's House of El | Krypton ("Krypton").
A journalist and freelance writer, Russell has written for DC Comics, CBS Watch Magazine, Titan Magazines and is an award-winning newspaper columnist. He also hosts Round 3 and "...with Brian Austin Green" alongside actor Brian Austin Green of "Beverly Hills 90210" and "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles."
Derek has hosted 293 Episodes.
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Superman Day 2025
April 18th, 2025 | 56 mins 21 secs
Derek and Steve celebrate Superman Day by recounting some of their favorite moments of The Man of Steel from page to screen.
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Superman 2025 | Toys and Trailers
April 7th, 2025 | 1 hr 27 mins
Derek and Steve discuss the CinemaCon/Minecraft extended preview of this summer's "Superman" and discuss some of the marketing and toy tie-ins to expect.
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Superman 2025 | The Countdown Begins
March 31st, 2025 | 1 hr 13 mins
With 100 days to go until the film's release and as more details begin to emerge about this summer's "Superman" - with Superman Day on the horizon - Derek, Steve and Luke discuss past marketing strategies for 2013's Man of Steel and 2023's Barbie from Warner Bros. to gage where we're at in the Superman marketing timeline.
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Smallville | 3x14 and 3x15 – ‘Obsession’ & ‘Resurrection’
February 28th, 2025 | 1 hr 38 secs
Derek and Luke discuss the introduction of Alicia Baker to Smallville and the continuing adventures of Adam Knight as they discuss the 14th and 15th episodes of season 3, as well as a lot of talk about the various deaths of Jonathan Kent, the wonder that is John Williams' music and their new podcast, the Siegel and Shuster Society.
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Smallville | 3x12 and 3x13 – ‘Hereafter’ & ‘Velocity’
February 20th, 2025 | 1 hr 33 mins
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SHoEligan Jason Spencer of Cemetery Road joins Derek to discuss two episodes that just turned 21 from Smallville season 3, "Hereafter" and "Velocity."
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Smallville | 3x10 and 3x11 – ‘Whisper’ & ‘Delete’ feat. Ryan Tellez
January 24th, 2025 | 1 hr 2 mins
Ryan Tellez of TalkVille stops by the House of El to talk all things Smallville - as a first-time watcher now making his way through season six alongside Tom and Michael on their weekly podcast, Ryan discusses what the journey has been like for him as he and Derek discuss the 10th and 11th episodes of season 3.
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Smallville | 3x08 and 3x09 – ‘Shattered’ & ‘Asylum’
January 13th, 2025 | 1 hr 26 mins
SHoEligan Jason Bolton joins Derek to discuss the eighth and ninth episodes of season 3 of Smallville as we begin to spotlight longtime listeners of the podcast!
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Getting Superman Right feat. Bryan Q. Miller
December 28th, 2024 | 53 mins 30 secs
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"Smallville" writer and story editor Bryan Q. Miller joins Derek to discuss the new "Superman" trailer as well as what it takes to get Superman right on screen.
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Smallville | 3x07 – 'Magnetic'
December 27th, 2024 | 57 mins 39 secs
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Derek goes solo to discuss one of his most unmemorable episodes of "Smallville" and to discuss upcoming changes for The House of El as we enter the 20th anniversary of the podcast in 2025.
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Superman 2025 | Live Teaser Trailer Reaction
December 19th, 2024 | 45 mins 21 secs
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Welcome to The House of El! Derek and Steve watch and react to the brand new teaser trailer for James Gunn's "Superman."
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Superman and Lois | Series Finale Exclusive Interview with Todd Helbing and Brent Fletcher
December 4th, 2024 | 21 mins
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Superman and Lois executive producers and co-writers of the series finale Todd Helbing and Brent Fletcher sit down with Derek to discuss the challenges and opportunities of bringing season four to life as well as the ins and outs of pulling off that final episode.
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Superman and Lois | 4x10 - "It Went By So Fast"
December 2nd, 2024 | 2 hrs 34 secs
THE EPIC SERIES FINALE – The Kents fight with everything they have as Luthor makes his final move on Smallville.